Attica, that country divided into ten tribes, 181; how the senate was
chosen, ibid.
Augustus, reduced Judea into the form of a Roman province, 60;
difficulty in his time about taxing considered, 61.
"Awake thou that sleepest," what critics say of that passage, 506.
Babel, the confusion of languages there, 559; several opinions about the
manner of this confusion, ibid.; it appears to be the immediate hand of God,
561; how many languages arose from this confusion, 562.
Babylonish captivity of the tribe of Judah, began in Jehoiakim's reign,
43; afterwards the king, nobles, and ten thousand carried captive, ibid.
Bacchanalia, the Heathens supposed to have borrowed their festivity from
the feast of tabernacles, 493; a wild scene of mirth acted in the court of
the temple, 495.
Barefoot, to be so in public worship a sign of reverence, 165.
Bath-kol, what the Jewish rabbies mean by these words, 258; a sort of
divination among the Jews, 259.
Bells, on the high priest's garment, their size and number, 151.
Bethesda, that pool near the temple, famous for its miraculous cures,
385; the etymology of the word, ibid; the great virtue of these waters,
386; its healing virtue miraculous, 388; when it had this virtue, ibid; a
type of the fulfilment of Zechariah's prophecy, ibid.
Bible, Jewish, written in the Hebrew language, 565; in what character,
whether Hebrew or Samaritan, 566; whether with points or without points,
572-592; the general divisions of the Bible, 592; how the learned ac-
count for a supposed false citation, 594; the most considerable editions of
the Hebrew Bible, 595.
Biblia Complutensia, an edition of the Hebrew Bible, printed at Com-
plutum in Spain, 595.
Biblia Regia, an edition printed at Antwerp, so called from Philip II of
Spain, 596.
Biblia Parisiensia, an edition printed at Paris, 596.
Biblia Anglicana, the Polyglot, printed at London, 596; makes eight vo-
lumes with Castell's Lexicon, ibid.
Bishops and archbishops, hint of appointing them supposed to be taken
from the Jewish priests, 180.
Blackwall, his observations on the style of the New Testament, 82.
Breeches, those worn by the high priest described, 145, 146.
Burnt-offerings, accounted the most excellent sacrifices, 222; entirely
consumed by fire, ibid; their grand use to direct to Christ, the true atoning
sacrifice, 223.
Buxtorf, his arguments for the antiquity of the Hebrew points, 575, 576;
his answers to Capel's arguments against the antiquity of the points, 584-
Cabalists, a sort of mystical doctors, 276; pretended to discover a mys-
tery in the sacred text, 277; and a sense never intended by the authors,
ibid.
Cain, banished for the murder of his brother Abel, 2; why punished
with banishment and not with death, 3; various opinions about Cain's
mark, ibid.
Caleb and Joshua only bring a good report of Canaan, 21.
Canaan, a curse denounced on him by Noah, 6; why the curse was on
Canaan and not on Ham, 8; what meant by his being "a servant of ser-
vants," 9.
Canaan, those who brought a bad report of it died by the plague, 22.
Canaanites, the Hebrew was their language, 563, 564; the names of their
cities probably of that language, ibid.
Capel, his arguments against the antiquity of the Hebrew points, 577.
Captivity of the Hebrew nation, 42; the Assyrian captivity that of the
ten tribes, ibid; the Babylonish captivity was that of Judah and Benjamin
only, 43; their several periods, ibid.
Cherethites and Pelethites, what they were, 127.
Cherubim, their form and size in the ark, 348-350.
Chinese claim the honour of the original language, 555.
Christ, the great Messiah, typified by the paschal lamb, 472; in what
respects a lamb typifies our Lord, 473; the sufferings and death of Christ
typified by the paschal lamb, 474; the consequences of Christ's death also
typified, ibid; the ways and means of having an interest in Christ, repre-
sented by lively emblems in the passover, 475.
Christ called a Nazarene or Nazarite, 291-293.
Christ's "nativity," the day not fixed upon till the fourth century, 498;
what ground for fixing it to the end of December, 499; arguments against
its being in winter, ibid.; not improbable that it was at the feast of taber-
nacles, 500.
Cities" of refuge," appointed for those guilty of involuntary homicide,
201; the Latin and Hebrew etymology considered, 397; the sacred groves
ancient places of refuge, ibid.; Mr.Jones's opinion upon that matter, ibid.;
six cities of the Levites appointed for cities of refuge, ibid; not sanctuaries
for wilful murderers or atrocious crimes, ibid; at every cross leading to these
cities was an inscription, 398.
Consecration, the Jewish priests consecrated to their office, 138.
Cornelius, the centurion, not a Jewish proselyte, 107.
Coronation, the second ceremony at the inauguration of the kings of
Israel, 123.
Crown of gold, worn by the high priest, described, 156, 157.
Cymbal, what kind of instrument it was, 192.
Cyrus, king of Persia, restores the Jews to their own land, 44.
Dan, a tribe given to idolatry, 136.
Daniel not admitted among the prophets by the Talmudists, 239; his
clear prophecy of the Messiah's coming the cause of it, 240.
David, what was his sin in numbering the people, 57.
Days, how the Hebrews distinguished them, 401; at what time their
days began, ibid.; their sacred days from even to even, ibid.; a passage
out of the evangelist Matthew considered, ibid.; the beginning of the natural
day supposed to be by some in the evening, 402; by others from the first
production of light, 403; the day divided into hours, 404; and into twelve
parts, ibid.
Dedication, the feast of, by whom instituted, 548; mentioned by Jose-
phus as a feast much regarded, ibid; the circumstance of Christ's walking
in the temple at this feast considered, 549.
Dissenters, inferences by Dr. Prideaux proposed to their consideration,
372; these examined, 373-375.
Divination, adopted from the Heathens, 260; the manner in which the
Christians used it, 261.
Dreams and visions, the manner of revelation to the prophets, 244.
Ears, "mine ears hast thou opened," these words considered, 534.
East, the Heathen idolaters worshipped towards the East, 335.
Eber, his character, 68; the Hebrews take their name from him, ibid.
Elders of Israel in Egypt, 12; and also in Canaan, 23; seventy, whether
a perpetual or temporary institution, 25.
Eleazar, why his family was deprived of the priesthood, 136.
Elisha, the story of his passion considered, 243.
Ellenes and Ellenistai, these words considered, 75.
Ephod, a garment worn by the high priest, 154; a description of it, 155.
Essenes, ascribe all things to fate and the stars, 304; no notice taken of
them in scripture, 320; a sect among the Jews, ibid.; the Jewish writers
speak of them, ibid.; the etymology of the name, ibid.; their austere way
of life, 321, S22; their great veneration for the books of Moses, $23.
Ethiopians, a tradition among them about the queen of Sheba, 109; and
about the eunuch baptized by Philip, ibid.
Evangelists and apostles, their writings criticised upon as to style, 82-86-
Eunuch of Ethiopia, not a proselyte of the gate, 108; from whence he
came, 109.
Excommunicated persons not excluded from the temple, 390; the modern
excommunication of popery censured, ibid.
Expiation, the day of, an annual fast, 510; the day of atonement, ex-
piatory sacrifices being offered thereon, 515; reasons assigned by the Jews
for fixing this feast to the tenth of the month Tizri, ibid.; this day to be kept
with the religious regard of a sabbath, 517; the victims offered were fifteen
in number, ibid.; the two goats, one of them to be sacrificed, ibid.; the
rites on this day performed by the high priest, 521; the grand peculiarity of
this day, the priest entering into the holy of holies, 522; whether he en-
tered in only once, ibid.; the service performed by him in the sanctuary,
523; the blood ordered to be sprinkled eastward, 524; the spiritual mean-
ing of the rites used on this day, 525; the expiatory sacrifices typical of the
true expiation made by Christ, 525, 526.
Ezra, restores the worship of God after the captivity, 46; some are of
opinion that the Hebrew points were added by him, 572.
Fast, mentioned in St. Paul's voyage, what fast is there referred to,
Fasting, instances of this religious practice, 513, 514.
Fasts and Festivals, the Jewish calendar crowded with them, 550.
Feasts, Jewish, an account of them, 418; the ceremonies used at them,
422-426; the table gesture used at these feasts, 427.
Feasts, weekly, monthly, and annual, 448; the three annual were the
passover, pentecost, and tabernacles, ibid.; at each of these the males were
to appear every year at the national altar, ibid.; the design of this institution,
ibid.; the reasons assigned for the women being exempted, 449; two diffi-
culties attending this law, 450; the one, how Jerusalem could contain
them, answered, ibid.; the other, how their towns and their houses could be
left unguarded, 451.
Fringes, used by the Pharisees, their form and use, 309–311.
Gaulonites, a political faction raised by Judas of Galilee, 327.
Garments of the Jewish priests, 145-162; only worn when they
officiated, 162; they were provided at the expense of the people, 163;
what became of them when left off, 164; nothing worn on the hands and
feet of the priests when in their ministrations, ibid.; were supposed to have
a moral and typical signification, 166.
Genealogies of the Hebrews, 86; were destroyed by Herod, 87; the
genealogies of Christ, from whence copied, 88; their genealogical tables
long since lost, 88, 89; their being lost an argument that the Messiah is
come, ibid.
Gentiles, an account of their outer court, 99.
Gnazazel, a name given to the scape-goat, 518; critical remarks upon
that name, 518-521.
Goats, two, received from the congregation, and set before the taberna-
cle, 517; one to be sacrificed, and the other to be sent alive into the wil-
derness, ibid.; both the goats typical of Christ, 521.
God may be said to be the king of the Jews, as to their civil governinent,
13; he gave them laws, ibid.; proclaimed peace and war, 14; divided
their marches, ibid.; appointed all their officers of state, 15.
Government, the patriarchal form thereof, 1; cannot subsist without an
executive power, ibid.; civil government supposed to be in the first ages, 2.
Gradus Mosaicus, the import of these words, 256, 257.
Greeks, in scripture, include the whole Heathen world, 67; an account
of them, 75.
Groves and "high places," religious worship forbid there, 391; idola
trous worship performed there, 392; for what end Abraham planted a
grove in Beersheba, ibid.; the origin of planting sacred groves, ibid.; the
custom of burying the dead under trees considered, 393; groves usually
planted on the tops of hills, 394.
Hagar, with Ishmael, flee from Abram's family, 9.
Ham, his crime against his father Noah, 7; why the curse not denounced
on Ham, but on Canaan his son, 8.
Haman, why he cast lots for fixing the day for the massacre of the Jews,
547; the lot over-ruled by the God of Israel for defeating the conspiracy,
Hammond, his opinion about the pool of Bethesda rejected, 386, 387.
Hands (holding up), at elections, a custom derived from the Athenians,
Hart, Vander, his opinion about Ham's crime, 7.
Hebraisms, many of them in the New Testament, 77-82.
Hebrew commonwealth, its form patriarchal and special, 1; its govern-
ment considered, 11; distinguished into four periods, ibid.; the form of
their government while in Egypt, ibid.; a theocracy in the times of Moses
and Joshua, 13; its form aristocratical after them, 23; kingly government
set up among them, 111; said to be desired on account of the corruption in
their courts by Samuel's sons, 112.
Hebrew language, the Jews confident it was the original language, 553;
the opinion of others about its antiquity, 554, 555; how the original lan-
guage was formed, 556; the names of most ancient persons derived from the
Hebrews, ibid.; some writers allow not this argument to be conclusive,
557; to what people the Hebrew language belonged after the dispersion at
Babel, 563; the Hebrew the language of the Canaanites, ibid.; the excel-
lencies this language is said to have, 565.
Hebrew character, in what letters the sacred books were written, 566;
whether in the Hebrew character, or in the old Samaritan, ibid.; the
opinion of Scaliger and others about this question, ibid.; the arguments on
both sides, 568-571.
Hebrew points or vowels, 572; a great controversy whether they are of
the same antiquity and authority with the consonants, ibid.; the several hy-
potheses on this subject, 572-574; the arguments on both sides considered,
574, &c.; arguments for the antiquity of the points, 574-576; three sorts
of arguments against the antiquity of the points, 576-592.
Hebrews, the meaning of that word, 68; from whence derived, ibid.;
"Hebrew of the Hebrews," a name of honour, 73; their genealogies, 86.
Hellenists, who were Hellenistic Jews, 74, 75.
Herod, the temple rebuilt by him, 357; a more magnificent structure
than Zerubbabel's, ibid.; writers differ in the accounts of it, ibid.; the time
when built, 361; utterly destroyed by the Romans, 362.
Herodians, not mentioned by the Jewish historians, 327; mentioned in
three passages of the New Testament, ibid.; whether a political party or a
religious sect; these two opinions considered, 328–330.
High places, a blemish on some pious kings for not destroying them,
High priest, a type of Christ, 143; his unction typical of the extraor-
dinary gifts and influences of the Spirit, ibid.; by some peculiarities different
from the priests, 170; must marry none but a virgin, ibid.; must not
mourn for the death of his kindred, 171; forbid to uncover his head, ibid.;
must not rend his clothes in mourning for the dead, 173; presided over the
inferior priests, 176; his peculiar province, 177; his deputy or sagan, ibid.;
rites chiefly performed by him on the day of expiation, 521; entered that
day into the holy of holies, 522; ordered to sprinkle the blood eastward,
524; a type of Christ, ibid.; the expiatory sacrifices offered by him typical
of the true expiation Christ made, 525, 526.
Holy of holies, beyond the second veil of the tabernacle, 346.
Hosea, whether that prophet's taking a wife of whoredom was a real fact
or a symbolical vision, 251, 252.
Hours, the day divided into hours, 404; an hour the twelfth part of an
artificial day, ibid.; various opinions about the greater and lesser hours, 406;
a difficulty about the hour of Christ's crucifixion considered, 406, 407; what
were the hours of prayer observed by the Jews, 408.
Jacob's prophecy about the sceptre's departing from Judah considered, 51;
the literal meaning of the words, 51-53; the import of the prophecy,
53, 54.
Idolatry, the reasons of its being performed in groves, 392; this practice
began with the worship of demons and departed souls, 393.
Jephthah's vow, 31; a great controversy whether he sacrificed his daugh-
ter, ibid.; what alleged for her being devoted to perpepetual virginity,
32-39; arguments alleged for Jephthah's sacrificing his daughter, 39-41.
Jeroboam's filling the hand of the priests explained, 170; his idolatry in
setting up the two golden calves, 349, 350.
Jerusalem besieged, and the king, nobles, and thousands of people carried
captive, 43; sacked and burnt by the Babylonian general, 44; its inhabi-
tants massacred by Antiochus Epiphanes, 48.
Jerusalem, its nine gates, 384; the sheep-gate, its situation, 384, 385;
the pool of Bethesda, its cures miraculous, 385-389; its two principal
gates built by Solomon, 389.
Jeshurun, why Moses and Israel were called by that name, 19, 20.
Jethro, his advice to Moses about judging the people, 16; whether an
ecclesiastical or civil person, 129.
Jews, settled in their own land after the captivity, 44, 45; under the au-
thority of the king of Persia, ibid.; though tributary enjoyed their own re-
ligion, and were governed by their own laws, 47; favoured by Alexander
the Great, 48; persecuted by Antiochus Epiphanes, 48, 49; destroy the
Heathen altars, 49; enjoy their liberty for a long time, 50; conquered by
the Romans, ibid.
Jews and Gentiles, the meaning of that expression, 67.
Imposition of hands, used at consecration into an office, 199, 200.
Inauguration of the kings of the Hebrews, 119-127; the anointing and
other ceremonies attending it, ibid.
Inspiration, a way of revelation to the prophets, 253; was calm and
gentle, 254.
John the Baptist and Zacharias, to be reckoned among the prophets,
Jonadab the son of Rechab, zealous against idolatry, 294, 295; what
rules of living he gave to the Rechabites, his children, ibid.
Joseph, whether a Nazarite by being separated from his brethren, 285.
Josephus, his opinion about Cyrus's restoring Israel, 45; prefers Daniel
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